EXAMPLE: Dt32-05a Their wine has SNAKE VENOM in it
EXAMPLE: Dt32-05b the cruel poison of deadly snakes
EXAMPLE: Gn01-21a God created TANIN (GREAT WHALES?)
EXAMPLE: Ex07-10a Moses stick turned to a TANIN (SNAKE)

VERY BRIEF SUMMARY:
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The Hebrew root TANIM occurs only about 2 dozen times in the
Bible. The TANIM is a type of LIVING CREATURE. To determine
its meanings we examine the lists of verses where it occurs
From these verses we see that TANIM refers to SNAKES,
WATER ANIMALS, ANIMALS THAT NURSE, ANIMALS KNOWN FOR THEIR
SWALLOWING. It would thus appear that TANIM can refer to
SNAKES, CROCODILES, & WHALES. The common denominator is ANY
LONG SLENDER LIVING BEING---this is also hinted at by RADACK
in his book ROOTS. Similarly Rashi interprets each verse
consistent the context.

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TODAYS RASHI RULE:       WORD MEANINGS
TODAYS RASHI SUBRULE:    ALL ASPECTS
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BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF RULE
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Rashi has 6 main goals in his commentary. One of these
goals was to simply explain the meaning of words the
same way a dictionary explains the meaning of words.

In explaining the meanings of words Rashi might
-- explain an unknown word
-- explain the differences in nuances between 2 synonyms
-- explain the meaning of a whole phrase
-- explain a unifying feature of one root with several meanings

In doing the above Rashi had recourse to use
-- 13 different methods of inferring meaning
-- 8 different methods of naming objects

Thus the reader of Rashi can adopt
-- an elementary stance--just find out the meaning
-- an advanced stance----discover how meaning is inferred


STUDENT EXERCISES
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Suppose you didnt know the meaning of Hebrew words
in some verse. Here are some exercises to perform
on the verses where the word occurs.
-- What would you GENERALLY infer from the context
-- What specific DETAILS could you infer
-- Can you apply these details to the verses to explain them


STANDARD REFERENCES FOR THIS RULE
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A short reference for the 6 Rashi rules may be found at
http://www.RashiYomi.com/rules-01.htm

A summary of Rashi explanations of words may be found at
http://www.RashiYomi.com/words.htm

A summary of the 13 methods of inferring meaning occur at
http://www.RashiYomi.com/means-32.htm

A summary of the 8 methods of naming items occurs at
http://www.RashiYomi.com/naming-8.htm

TODAYS LIST
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We present several verses mentioning TANIN but give
different characteristics.*10